“It Just Works” My Ass

by Tony Hung on November 17, 2007

The closest thing I’ve come to owning a Mac is through my brother, who purchased a notebook some months ago — but that’s the best thing about being a blogger: its part of our writ to write about things we (…)

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Contest: I Would Give My [Body_Part] For A Chumby!

by Tony Hung on November 17, 2007

First of all — I don’t have a Chumby to give away, I don’t even have one for myself. But, man, looking at Dave Winer’s description of the thing, it makes me want one. BitTorrent to distribute updates, cool form (…)

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When Slate Discusses It, They’re Wise and Prescient. When Fred Wilson Does It, He’s Just Ageist.

by Tony Hung on November 15, 2007

Oh, what the difference of a few months makes. Or, rather, perhaps its just the pull of a web magazine, like Slate. Most recently, Slate has come up with an article heralding the death of email, in the face of (…)

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Is The Time Right For Google TV In 2008? Maybe, Even If Simon Fuller Teh Suck.

by Tony Hung on November 12, 2007

Well, rampant speculation about all things Google seems to be on the rise these days, what with Google getting into cell phones and now another rumour that its getting into TV courtesy of the Guardian.  Turns out Simon Fuller is (…)

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To Everyone Who Has Recently Added Me To Twitter — Thanks

by Tony Hung on November 11, 2007

I am experiencing an epiphany these days with Twitter, not as a means to, say, broadcast that you’re eating a hotdog when you’re eating a hotdog (although to a fatblogger, I suppose it would be important), but as a more (…)

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Canada Backs Off Chasing Pirates — To Chase Real Criminals Instead

by Tony Hung on November 11, 2007

In a somewhat surprising quote, a French-only newspaper called LeDevoir has the scoop on the RCMP’s (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) change in tactics as it applies to chasing after music and movie pirates.  Thank goodness for Google’s translate, but thanks (…)

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Leo Laporte Quietly Abandons Jaiku, Comes Back To Twitter.

by Tony Hung on November 11, 2007

Update @ 11/12/07 ~ 1200h: Looks like Leo gives 10 reason why he’s back.  Nothing so far about his concerns about TWiT / Twitter confusion. When Leo Laporte leapt from Twitter to Jaiku earlier this year, the blogosphere was in (…)

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